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SPOT FORECAST FOR SLATE...BLM RSD
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY
415 AM MDT SUN AUG 18 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2319 MDT ON AUGUST 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

HOT AND MAINLY DRY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF
DAYS. HOWEVER...ISOLATED AFTERNOON AND EVENING THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE
POSSIBLE...WITH THE MAIN HAZARD BEING VERY GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
TO AROUND 45 MPH. A BETTER SHOT AT THUNDERSTORMS WILL OCCUR TUESDAY
AND WEDNESDAY AS MOISTURE AND A WEAK DISTURBANCE OVERSPREAD THE
REGION.

...THUNDERSTORMS IMPLY STRONG GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS...
...HAINES INDEX IS HIGH LEVEL HAINES BOTH DAY AND NIGHT...

FORECASTER...MURRELL

.TODAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25 PERCENT) IN THE MORNING.
                    PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT) WITH ISOLATED
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....84.
MIN HUMIDITY........15 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WINDS.......LIGHT AND VARIABLE...BECOMING WEST 4-8 MPH
                    BY NOON THEN NORTHWEST 5-10 MPH BY 3 PM. GUSTY
                    AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGE TOP WINDS.....WEST NORTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH.
LAL.................1 UNTIL NOON...THEN 2.
CHC OF WETTING RAIN.LESS THAN 5 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......9800 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST NORTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH...BECOMING
                    NORTHWEST 10-15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....VERY GOOD.

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT). ISOLATED
                    THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....50.
MAX HUMIDITY........60 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS 5-10 MPH BECOMING
                    LIGHT AND VARIABLE BY AROUND MIDNIGHT. GUSTY
                    AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
RIDGE TOP WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH...BECOMING LIGHT AND
                    VARIABLE BY AROUND MIDNIGHT.
LAL.................2 UNTIL 9 PM...THEN 1.
CHC OF WETTING RAIN.LESS THAN 5 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO 1200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH...BECOMING LIGHT AND
                    VARIABLE BY AROUND MIDNIGHT.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....DECREASING TO POOR.

.MONDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT) WITH A VERY
                    ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM POSSIBLE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....84.
MIN HUMIDITY........14 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WINDS.......LIGHT AND VARIABLE...BECOMING SOUTHEAST 4-8 MPH
                    BETWEEN 10 AM AND NOON...SWITCHING TO THE
                    SOUTHWEST 5-10 MPH BY 3 PM.
RIDGE TOP WINDS.....LIGHT AND VARIABLE BECOMING SOUTH 5-10 MPH
                    BY NOON THEN SOUTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH BY 3 PM.
LAL.................1 UNTIL NOON...THEN 2.
CHC OF WETTING RAIN.LESS THAN 5 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......10400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....LIGHT AND VARIABLE...BECOMING SOUTHWEST
                    AROUND 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...

.MONDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH VERY ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN
THE EVENING. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. WINDS GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH.

.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS AROUND 80. WINDS GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S.
WINDS GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH.

.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S.
WINDS GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH.

$$

FORECASTER...MURRELL
REQUESTED BY...JAKE HILER
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130817.SLATE.01/RIW